The short version
20 companies supply this market — deep enough that no single failure threatens the supply.
Market view
heparin sodium · Powder
38 marketed package NDCs · 20 active manufacturers
Most dispensed: 5000 [USP'U]/mL · Injection, Solution · #25 vials/tray / 1 ml in 1 vial · 5000 [USP'U]/mL · Injection, Solution · #25 vial, multi-doses/carton / 1 ml in 1 vial, multi-dose · 5000 [USP'U]/mL · Injection · #25 vial, single-doses/carton / 1 ml in 1 vial, single-dose · 5000 [USP'U]/mL · Injection · #25 vials/package / 1 ml in 1 vial
What changed in the last 90 days
Every detected change for heparin sodium, newest first — price moves, shortages, recalls, and manufacturers entering or leaving. Detected by comparing each day’s federal data against the day before.
- Heparin SodiumAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $2.11604 → $2.09577 per unit (-0.96%)
- Heparin SodiumAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $1.20239 → $1.17186 per unit (-2.54%)
- Heparin SodiumAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $2.11604 → $2.09577 per unit (-0.96%)
- Heparin SodiumAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $2.11604 → $2.09577 per unit (-0.96%)
- Heparin SodiumAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $1.20239 → $1.17186 per unit (-2.54%)
- Heparin SodiumAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $1.20239 → $1.17186 per unit (-2.54%)
- Heparin SodiumAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $1.20239 → $1.17186 per unit (-2.54%)
- Heparin SodiumAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $2.11604 → $2.09577 per unit (-0.96%)
- Heparin SodiumAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $1.20239 → $1.17186 per unit (-2.54%)
- Heparin SodiumAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $2.11604 → $2.09577 per unit (-0.96%)
Same drug class
Other molecules FDA puts in Unfractionated Heparin, with whether each is in shortage right now. Same class is not the same drug — substitution is a clinical decision, and this is a supply picture, not a recommendation.
Common questions
- Is Heparin sodium in shortage right now?
- Yes. FDA currently lists Heparin sodium in shortage. This page is rebuilt every morning from FDA's shortage database.
- Who makes Heparin sodium?
- 44 companies have marketed Heparin sodium in the last 30 days, according to the FDA NDC Directory. Every manufacturer and package is listed on this page.
- What does Heparin sodium cost?
- The typical pharmacy pays about $1.19 per mL, based on the most recent CMS NADAC survey of actual acquisition costs. That is what the pharmacy pays for the drug itself — not the cash price, and not what an insurer is billed.
All marketed products
Expand a strength to see its dosage forms, then package sizes, then each manufacturer and NDC. Click an NDC for its full detail page.